Charles brooke todd



(No Model.)

G. B. TODD.

GAME. l No. 443,604. Patented Dee. 30, 1890.

`Ff PH j Ye - ttf n di F4 H F Deuren .STATES ArnNr erica CHARLES BROOKE TODD, OF LOGAN, OHIO.

GAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,604, dated Decembel` 30, 1890. Applicata nea october s 1890. saai No. 366.933. (No modem To all whom t may concern:

Be itknown that I, CHARLES BROOKE TODD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Logan, in the county of Hocking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Game, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to games; and the object of the same is to produce a game in imitation of that popularly known as prisoners base.

To this end the invention consists of a board marked as illustrated, of men of difterent colors, and of dice, the whole being played in the manner hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing l have shown a plan view ot` the board with several men thereon.

The letter Il designates the home-base, which is a plate at the center of a large circle L, one side, preferably the rear, of this circle being marked out for a prison E. From the center of the home-base H Iive lines D extend outwardly an equal distance, like the spokes of a wheel, and these lines are connected by almost complete circles M, as shown. From the ends of these circular lines M long lines B C extend to the opposite home-base, thus making two complete tracks from each home-base around the entire territory normally occupied by the opposite players men. Upon each track are about thirty (more orless) dots representing what I shall call stands, those located at the intersection of the lines M and D being marked F, and those at the intersection ot thelines B O of one player with the similar lines of thc other player being marked G.

rlhe gaine is played with a captain and four men on each side, which are represented by checkers of different colors, the captains being slightly larger or in some other manner distinguishable. rlhe player-,at the right, for instance, shakes and throws two dice, and, according to the spots thrown, two men are started upon thc lines B O in the direction of the arrow, or one man is started on one line for the number of stands equaling the sum of the two dice thrown. The other playerthen has a play in the samemanner. The

first player then plays again and moves his man or men farther along. If it should so happen that one of his nien stops upon one of the stands F or G between any two moves, that man is captured by the opposite side and is put into prison, or may be exchanged for prisoners on the other side; but if the player succeeds in working his men completely around the territory at the other end of the board and back to his own home-base 11e is at liberty to then select one or two of his opponents nien from any point upon the board, according as he has worked one or two men around his opponents home-base. The game is continued in this mannera throw of doubles, which can be played, entitling the thrower to another throw-until all of the players of one side have been captured by the other. The captain (designated by the checker with the cross upon it) is the last man to start upon the journey around the opposite home, and of course as soon as he does start he leaves all of the lines D and stands F unguarded, and the opponents men can reston these stands without being captured; but the captain upon all his journey guards the stands G of the line B or C upon which he travels, so that if any of the opponents men should stop upon these stands the captain would capture them even while he was traveling. lle could then either eX- change prisoners and put his recovered comrade on guard at the `home-base or he could himself return to guard duty and start` out the recovered man on the journey.

Although I have not illustrated it, it will be understood that the board might be'lnade with four home-bases ll, the lines C and D all crossing at the center or near the center, thereby forming a great many of the stands G, and in this manner it would be very diflicult for any player to passraround another players home without being captured.

What is claimed as new is- The hereindescribed game of prisoners base, the same consisting of a board having marked thereon home bases H, radiating lines D from each base, the nearly-complete `circles M, connecting the lines D, straight lines B and C, connecting the ends of the lines M with the opposite hornelmse, a, number of dots representing stands upon the lines B, C, and M and at their points of intersection with each other and with the lines D, and the men and diee,the whole being used. as hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES BROOKE TODD.

IVitnesses':

J. I-I. Sleen-Rs, D. P. WOLHAUPTER; 

